1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes
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The 1934 Broadway musical "Anything Goes" is a classic Cole Porter show set aboard an ocean liner, celebrated for its witty dialogue, farcical plot, and enduring songs that helped define the Golden Age of American musical theatre.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes canonical | 1 |
| 1934 musical Anything Goes | 1 |
| 1936 film "Anything Goes" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
1936 film Anything Goes
NERFINISHED
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1956 film Anything Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Guy Bolton
NERFINISHED
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Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPremiere | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
farce
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
1962 Off-Broadway revival
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1987 Broadway revival ⓘ 2011 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mistaken identity
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasWestEndProduction | 1935 London production ⓘ |
| hasWestEndRevival | 1989 London revival ⓘ |
| influenced | later revivals of Anything Goes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
All Through the Night
NERFINISHED
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Anything Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ Blow, Gabriel, Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ I Get a Kick Out of You NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re the Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1934-11-21 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 420 performances ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayStar | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Robert Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadCharacter |
Billy Crocker
NERFINISHED
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Hope Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonface Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Alvin Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American musical theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| producedBy | Vinton Freedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleWrittenFor | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
ocean liner
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transatlantic voyage ⓘ |
| style |
farcical plot
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1936 film "Anything Goes"
this entity surface form:
1934 musical Anything Goes